Lady Thief by Kay Hooper

Author:Kay Hooper [Hooper, Kay]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, Regency
ISBN: 9780515139419
Google: fBMtfmOwRlQC
Amazon: B001PIHX56
Barnesnoble: B001PIHX56
Goodreads: 601877
Publisher: Jove
Published: 2006-04-24T21:00:00+00:00

Jenny lifted a hand in farewell to John and watched as he rode off toward Maidenstone. When he had disappeared into the darkness, she turned her weary horse toward London. The mare had been able to rest while Jenny rode Bandit, but the journey from London earlier in the night had exhausted both her and the horse.

Aware of the mare’s weariness, Jenny reluctantly allowed her to set her own pace—a slow trot. With a fresh horse, it was a good three-hour ride to town, with an exhausted horse, Jenny resigned herself to the knowledge that she would not reach town before dawn.

Grimly, she also admitted that she could not continue her nocturnal rides while living in London. Leaving town at dusk and returning at dawn was simply too risky.

There was also the matter of the Runners. Simmons and his apparently mute partner had been watching Lady Beddington’s house every night, and Jenny was sensible enough to realize that she could not continue to come and go beneath their very noses. Sooner or later she would be caught returning from a ride, and that would be the end of her masquerade.

Automatically, her thoughts turned to Spencer. She had not seen him for almost two weeks, except in passing during her afternoon rides in the park and the parties they both attended. He had stopped trying to talk to her or dance with her; he had stopped calling at Lady Beddington’s. Apparently he had decided to respect her wish that their relationship be ended.

The thought gave Jenny no satisfaction. If he had loved her as deeply as he had professed, would he have given up so easily? Of course not! So—he obviously did not love her very much. This conclusion brought another sharp pain to Jenny’s heart.

In an effort to wipe away the thoughts that made her so unhappy, she made up her mind to forget about the duke, and concentrated instead on the question of whether or not Jason had had any luck in tracking down the traitor.

Jenny frowned slightly. If Jason had found out something, he might have left a message for her. He didn’t often do so, preferring instead to have John send for her while he waited at the inn. But there was always a chance . . .

Nearly an hour later Jenny stopped her mare beside the hollow tree and dismounted. She reached inside the tree and brought forth a note. It was difficult to read in the faint light cast by a quarter moon, but she managed to make out the words. “I have found that which you seek. Spencer.”

For a long time, Jenny stood in the moonlight, her mind in a whirl. Then, thrusting the note into the pocket of her cloak, she quickly mounted her horse and urged the tired animal toward London. As she rode, she planned her next move.

Her mind balked at the thought of asking Spencer to come to Lady Beddington’s, and she could not go to visit him—God help her if that should get out! But the Cat, of course .

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